title: A case of nosocomial transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever from patient to patient.
abstract: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, tick-borne viral disease, with the potential for human to human transmission. Infection often has severe hemorrhagic manifestations and considerable mortality. Healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for patients with CCHF constitute a major risk group for infection. Although nosocomial transmission from patients to HCWs accounts for a significant proportion of CCHF cases and outbreaks worldwide, transmission of CCHF from patient to patient has not previously been reported. A case of nosocomial transmission of CCHF from patient to patient at a hospital is described.
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. gurbuzyunus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yunus
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sencan
authors.forename: Bariş
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Ediz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tütüncü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey